Jones edges Spieth, Scott for Australian Open title

This time, there was to be no amazing final round for Jordan Spieth , no Australian Open title to serve as a springboard for the following year. Australian Matt Jones didn't make it easy on himself, not with a triple bogey that brought several players back into contention, but in the end he made the shots and the putts that he had to and hung on to win his country's national Open. Here's how things unfolded Down Under in Sydney: Leaderboard : Matt Jones (-9), Adam Scott (-7), Jordan Spieth (-7), Rod Pampling (-6), Nick Cullen (-3), Lincoln Tighe (-3) What it means : With the win Jones, who won the Shell Houston Open earlier this year for his first PGA Tour victory, qualifies for this year's Open Championship, as did Cullen and Pampling. Round of the day : Pampling rocketed near the top of the leaderboard with his course-record 10-under 61. Runner-up to Spieth here last yea...